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Digital Skills & Employability sessions
If you need to build confidence with your Digital skills and need help looking and applying for Employment then our ICT course is perfect for you. Small group sessions and 1 to 1 slots available.
1 to 1 slots also available for Employment support with an experianced tutor.
Contact our Tutor Rory Garforth – 01709 889880 / 07813022087
DECV – Lifelong Learning Centre / Thurnscoe Library
Could you become a DECV Ltd Trustee?
Have a chat (01709 889880 / 07813022087) or email info@decv.co.uk for more details
Classroom for Hire at DECV
TRAINING ROOM 2
Training Room 2 – DECV: Contains 12 PC’s, Broadband, Windows 10, MS Office, Adobe and Macromedia software. Interactive Whiteboard, 2 Colour Laser Printers plus any required teaching aids.
This room is available for hire and can accommodate 12 Students. The computers can be removed if not needed for classes such as English or Maths. Refreshments provided.
If you would like to hire this room please Contact Us
DECV receives funding from Co-Op’s Local Community Fund
DECV receives funding from Co-Op’s Local Community Fund
We are extremely pleased to announce we have received funding from the Co-Op. Saturday morning saw DECV Trustee Brian Walker pick up a cheque for £3234.28 from Bolton Upon Dearne’s Co-Op store. The money has been raised by Co-Op members and has been raised for DECV to help with the running costs of the centre. The money comes from Co-op members who take part in The Co-op Local Community Fund which is Co-ops way of giving back to their members and their communities.
The Dearne Electronic Community Village (DECV) is a charity based in the village of Thurnscoe, experiencing high levels of disadvantage, they educate and empower people to take positive lead of their lives, through classes in ICT and employability skills. Massive thanks to all at the Co-op and the wonderful customers!
HOW DO YOU BECOME A MEMBER?
You pay £1 to become a member and this buys you a share in Co-op, which gives you:
- 5% back to spend next time when you buy Co-op products
- a share of their profits if they do well
- the right to vote on how they do business
- 1% of what you spend on local causes near you
WHAT IS THE CO-OP LOCAL COMMUNITY FUND?
The £3234.28 has been raised by Co-op members who purchased selected products and services from Co-op Group businesses. 1% of what you spend on selected, Co-op own-brand products goes into your local community fund and the money raised by all the members in your community, together with money from shopping bag sales, helps to fund local projects in the area where you live.
Any money raised by members who don’t select a cause is added to the money raised from shopping bag sales and shared equally between the causes in their local area.
ICT & Employability Workshops at DECV
Dearne Electronic Community Village are supporting many people living in the Dearne with all aspects of searching and applying for a job. People will be able to make the most of one-to-one / small group support with searching for jobs, writing CVs and covering letters, completing applications, preparing for an interview, as well as information on universal job match.
There will also be the opportunity to take part in our popular computer courses, accredited with OCR. If you need help finding work and want to gain a qualification in ICT please call 01709 889880 and speak to our tutor about booking your place.
We offer Employability activities alongside our popular ICT programmes. Activities include:
Word Processing
Internet
Email
Spreadsheets
CV Creation
Application Forms
Interview Advice
Using Universal Jobmatch
Register with CV Library / Reed / Indeed / Moster
Careers Advice
Progression opportunities
Volunteering
The Young @ Heart Program offers sessions for older learners (55+) who want to get to grips with the latest technology. Subjects Include Microsoft Office, Photography, Social Media, Online Shopping / Banking, Using Tablets, Smart Phones…..Please phone for availability. These courses are subject to funding.
Monday (9-5) – Employability & ICT Workshop
Tuesday (9-5) – Employability & ICT Workshop
Wed (9-5) – Employability & ICT Workshop
Thurs (9-5) – Employability & ICT Workshop
Friday (9-5) – Employability & ICT Workshop
Call Rory Garforth on 01709 889880 or 07813022087 to book a place or find out more information. Alternatively email info@decv.co.uk
New Computer Suite Launch!
DECV / GMB Open Day – New Computer Suite Launch
Many thanks to John Healey MP for attending the opening of our new computer suite at DECV, alongside the leader of Barnsley Council Steve Houghton, local councillors Pauline Phillips and Annette Gollick and representatives for GMB and Dearne Valley College. The new resources were obtained through funds donated by the GMB Trade Union Learning Project. DECV now has 8 new computers, enabling the continued delivery of lifelong learning opportunities to the local community. The Suite will mainly be used for ICT and Employability Skills Training in the centre.
DECV – ICT & Employability Course
With support from Sport Relief, Coalfields Regeneration Trust and the Dearne Development Team we are supporting many people living in the Dearne with all aspects of searching and applying for a job, as well as gaining accreditation in ICT. People will be able to make the most of one-to-one / small group support with searching for jobs, writing CVs and covering letters, completing applications, preparing for an interview, as well as information on universal job match and other job jobsites. There will also be the opportunity to take part in basic computer courses, accredited up to Entry level 3 with OCR.
We offer Employability activities alongside our popular ICT programmes. Activities include:
Word Processing
Internet
Email
Spreadsheets
CV Creation
Application Forms
Interview Advice
Using Universal Jobmatch
Register with CV Library / Reed / Indeed / Moster
Careers Advice
Progression opportunities
Volunteering
Our Young @ Heart Program offers sessions for older learners (55+) who want to get to grips with the latest technology. Subjects Include Microsoft Office, Photography, Social Media, Online Shopping / Banking, Using Tablets, Smart Phones…..Please phone for availability.
Monday (9-5) – Employability & ICT Workshop
Tuesday (9-5) – Employability & ICT Workshop
Wed (9-5) – Employability & ICT Workshop
Thurs (9-5) – Employability & ICT Workshop
Friday (9-5) – Employability & ICT Workshop
Call Rory Garforth on 01709 889880 or 07813022087 to book a place or find out more information. Alternatively email info@decv.co.uk
DECV – Silver Surfers digital inclusion Course
Are you 55 or over?
Baffled by computers, tablets, smartphones or the Internet?
Like to learn more in a stress-free, relaxed environment?
Call us on 01709 889880 to sign up for a course!
We will be starting our new program of courses, at our lifelong learning centre, starting Mondays and Fridays in Feb 2016. Each course consists of around 8 two-hour sessions on the same morning or afternoon for eight weeks.
Our no cost training sessions take place throughout the year at the Lifelong Learning Centre in Thurnscoe and are run by our experienced tutorand volunteers.
All courses are taught at a gentle pace and there is no pressure or exam at the end. There is always time to ask questions or go over things again. The tutorials highlight the main points from each course.
First Steps
An introduction to computers and the internet for beginners or for people who want to brush up their computer skills.
Internet and Email
This teaches you how to use the internet and email in more detail and includes how to send and receive email attachments, how to send links to websites in emails and how to download and install new programs from the internet.
Computer Housekeeping
This course is designed to help people keep their computer running smoothly and in a well organised way. Now that Windows 10 is availible, we will also look at how to upgrade for free and without too much stress! The course is also to help people avoid some of the most common perils that can be encountered on the Internet such as viruses, spyware, malware, phishing and the like.
Get To Grips with your Tablet/Smartphone
A course for people who own a tablet or smartphone (Android or Ipad/Iphone). The course covers subjects such as browsing the web, using email, connecting to wifi, making and receiving calls, using voicemail, sending and receiving texts, adding/deleting/editing contact information, downloading new apps, uninstalling apps, organising your desktop. Participants can provide their own device for this course or you can use one of our ipads..
Digital Imaging
This course teaches how to download images from a digital camera or smartphone and then managed those images. Topics include organising, editing, renaming, backing-up and sharing images. The main program we use to achieve all of this is Picassa, which is free.
Microsoft Office
Learn the basics of Microsoft Word, Access, Powerpoint, Publisher and Microsoft Excel. Ask at the centre for more details.
We can also run a ‘tailored’ course on I.T. , Digital Photography, Web Design, Music technology related subjects where there is sufficient interest.
Email: info@decv.co.uk If you wish to speak to Rory, the I.T. tutor, call 07813022087 / 01709 889880
DECV ICT & Employability Workshops
We are supporting many people living in the Dearne with all aspects of searching and applying for a job. People will be able to make the most of one-to-one / small group support with searching for jobs, writing CVs and covering letters, completing applications, preparing for an interview, as well as information on universal job match. There will also be the opportunity to take part in basic computer courses, accredited up to Entry level 3 with OCR.
We offer Employability activities alongside our popular ICT programmes. Activities include:
Word Processing
Internet
Email
Spreadsheets
CV Creation
Application Forms
Interview Advice
Using Universal Jobmatch
Register with CV Library / Reed / Indeed / Moster
Careers Advice
Progression opportunities
Volunteering
The Young @ Heart Program offers sessions for older learners (55+) who want to get to grips with the latest technology. Subjects Include Microsoft Office, Photography, Social Media, Online Shopping / Banking, Using Tablets, Smart Phones…..Please phone for availability.
Monday (9-5) – Employability & ICT Workshop
Tuesday (9-5) – Employability & ICT Workshop
Wed (9-5) – Employability & ICT Workshop
Thurs (9-5) – Employability & ICT Workshop
Friday (9-5) – Employability & ICT Workshop
Call Rory Garforth on 01709 889880 or 07813022087 to book a place or find out more information. Alternatively email info@decv.co.uk